Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-16

hfnd OF food-Nhat Not to Drink
Dre..-Rest and dEecrcation-About Sea
Bathing.
In extremely rot weather il is very ifiI-
portant what and how much, people eat.
Food that can be easily digested should be
eaten. such as perfectly ripe fruit, vege-
tables and cereals. Very little meat should
he taken. Animal food is heating anu
should be INDUCED in very moderately.
Indeed. excess should be avoided with
every kind of food. IL is very hurtful 10
throw into the stomach, while eating, n
quantity of extremely cold iluid, as 1t
lowers the temperature and binders diges-
ton. The stomach is at certain teIi-
perature while performing its functions,
and If that temperature is lowered hy tho
introduction Of the cold fluid, the process
of digestion is arrested and the food goes
undigested into the intestinal canal aud
causes great distress. Cramps. cholera,
summer complaint, are all induced by
such carelessness. In cities. where il is
next 10 impossible 10 obtain fresh fruit
and vegetables, il is better for those not
in robust health 10 abstain from eating
these, and in warm weather TO live largely
on cereals and milk.
any great extent. The first effect is ap-
parently cooling, but then comes reac-
tiCn, and one becomes warmer and thirst
ier than ever. These who indulge freely
in alcoholic drinks in extremely hot
weather are tempting Providence. and
are likely 10 be among the victims Of sun
stroke. Drinking largely of ice cold water
is bad; il is better 10 rinse the mouth with
cool water frequently and avoid swallow
ing So much. OF course every one knows
that keeping in the shade, and in a cool
draught Of air, is conducive Ia comfort in
warm weather. but every one cannot do |
this. Where there are hundreds who can
afford TO 90 away 10 the country or the !
seaside and rest, there are thousands who |
have 10 stay in the hot city, pursuing
their work just as usual with, perhaps,
couple of weeks vacation. These are the I
ones who should be careful how they live I
The best way 10 dress is TO wear thin
woolen material next 10 the skin, as little
outside clothing as possible and that of
light color. Dark colors draw the heat |
and light ones repel it. 1t is prudent TO
carry an umbrella or some protection for /
the head OF least during the middle Of the |
day.
Persons of a full habit are generally |
more easily affected by the heat than thin .
people, but this is not an invariable rule.
The brainworker who is thin would be
more likely TO suffer from intense warm
weather than the fat laborer. for the rea-
son that the active brain is much more
sensitive than the dull one. OF course
the professional man. leading more or
less sedentary life, is not apt to become so
overheated by eXertion as one who works
with his hands. Nevertheless, when it
comes TO exposure 10 the direct rays of the
sun, the stolid brain has the best of ii.
The artificial life people lead al most of
our watering places is not productive of
as much benefit as one would think should
be derived from summer of rest and en-
joyment There are the same pleasures,
the same dissipation that they have had in
the city; only the scene is changed. They
keep late hours and undergo fatigues
which, if encountered in any useful occu.
patton, would be pronounced insupport.
able. Life is thus sapped instead OF
strengthened. This is what most Of the
fashionable resorts do for us. What You
want for a real, wholesome recruiting of
strength lost is quiet summer in quiet
place. II is not necessary 10 be buried on
a farm, and yet nothing can be sweeter or
where you can have your chosen spot-a
refuge when you are tired of being with
people and long TO commune with nature
and TO be still.
II it is impossible to 60 away and stay
for few weeks the short daily trips to
points near at hand are better than moth
ing. That is all that can be said for
them. The fatigue consequent upon get
ting TO any given point and coming home
again largely detracts from any good
which may he obtained. This is especially
SO in the case of children.
Sea bathing is very good for the major
ity of people. There are some however,
who should never indulge in it. II the skin
turns a purplish color and the teeth chat
ter, and the feeling upon leaving the water
is one of debility rather than eXhilara-
ton, il shows that the bather is not bene-
fited.-Dr. Willard Parker in The Epoch